Blacking-box



' UNITED STATES PAtrErrr` OFFICE..

J= S. BROOKS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

t BLACKING-BOX.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,224, dated August 8, 1865.

To all whom it 'may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. BRooKs, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and" Improved Blacking-Box; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. i

Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a sectional view. Fig. 3 is a top view.

Like letters designate similar parts in each of the figures.

Blacking-boxes as usually constructed are so made as to retain quite a quantity of blacking in the lower corners of them, which cannot readily be reached by the brush after the main portion of the blacking has been consumed, and thepart so held is commonly thrown away as worthless for the reason stated. In addition to this waste ofthe hlackin g, thebrush is also injured by breaking the bristles in the endeavor to reach it. To avoid this I make my box of the shape -as shown at Fig. l and by the sectional tigure,2, with the sides curved at A and inclining toward the bottom in aconcave form, which presents no sharp angle at the junction of the sides and bottom, which will be less easy of access to the brush than any other part, and from which all the blacking may be readily taken out as wanted.

oft' on the brush, and will be found conveni ient whether the boot to be blacked is upon the foot or held in the hand, as it will prevent the necessity of holding the boX in the fingers,

and, as quite common; smearing the blacking upon them.

The box and holder, which is merely a dat piece of metal, may be made as cheap as any other kind in use; and whileit is claimed that in it au equal quantity of blacking will serve about one eighth longer time, it will also be more cleanly in use and less injurious to the brush.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination ofthe form'of the box with the holder B, the same forming a new article of manufacture, when constructed as shown and for the purposes specified.

JOHN s. BEooKs.

Witnesses A. L. BATES, L. J. BANDY. 

